PUBLIC OPINION.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7012, 22 July 1918, Page 4

PUBLIC OPINION.

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is cimpiy (• oirect lrssuit to tiidc-ability and -integrity. "Might I enquire.if " K:-to;nymi.. .h- aw^re of uny'l'iv.-, hu^au or div rm9 t that w-uid dttcr a'^goo'l cpor£'" frocn posjesfipg suuU ci'is'ifwatioj-s thai:, -you]..'! t-uable him t■: fuliii aiid do aicplo jas-ica to (i

public p bill jn ; nvn) inr'her rn--ght it 1:0 cbo j'.e^voiiabla to iiifot- chat ovon v. e-->.} '.' Kat-p'iyf■!••' idmsiilf f h'Ot^d t-i such an <-{ficc thero nii/ht tie a g'-^ly cumber who would rtferto the choice ;s decid<-"d-etu|'id, t.>x perchance !!Kite> pay»?r '' nv.y bo one of thosoOtjecionable individuals vi'ho hold, the opinion t1i..1 r a O;\& but him-elf is. capable vl fri i e eiing public bu-siKCs^j a;,d ia^agnu6 that he is q;.ate able to xmz vvooJon

i-. in Itxns; iluf.ks if occasion n-qiiii-os A [.have alroauy rtftrred to the n1: b'l.'iy of tl.it' W.-mn -p*-!6a"a ia my i! ,x r to'Mr Walkei- tha" metier Uues " r } quire •■nLr^mjj <Jtt, bs.it I must (.. v 1 ~s :ny ntm-v.f surprise ati 1S 3xaty p y*x a M quib-hliiig'uf. tli-:> quoisliou 01 r>' 1 t ;e graiitcid ro - ilio supoivisor.

\ »u> oontis^ond> :.it 13 claai^-unng-. t->\-in -rv1 supervision,'and it v/n.a in order to a t'dnfhar, en-i that Mr Van /ische tuaio this nV'it rtiasonablo proposal knowing-, as we nil must, th.v Mr Gray ' c cpted. ids present p.siiioa in no? »Hstl '•i> csl, but that s:ow tha'cost of oar rep !i= irul th'i price, of bG.nz.no have r^n u> almost probibit ivu jites. Now, »^r, I have not much uioro situs for "It t?pajW'," It -h at !e:is^ . pretty 0 '«r un iiuii there is not. much <•£ thy

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V 1 u'o not appear ovt?i" a n-?ru do ; piu;i:u-. I < \v irtiu'}'-.-.4 if ho is p.'"*}'r.utt in hi«C'in-

victit us jijat m ifidejH'n-le^t'inyysti^,;-liou'coKum.u a would-be b^aetioUl. t-:i 0- u.i.iy anißini^ratluylet me- inform bun tliat.no oi.it* would vto'n'nnn mnAt uun-Q'thzn. myself. -. j.ofe luitv :fi>coa« iiop-; eicii.iiulividu'il lidic,^ one pro u>i}j!-rftr;iif'puyer aui] .£"6 up \^h?it wi'.hhinis-' If asOhairu^an ay.d c:>tivvucr The Comuy oftke'3 be-afc his tils. posnl, ;togsthor AviiUftli books ana v^wrds l.te «ivy rfq_uii>\ The '• Clerk, Supervisor ai;fl tuxafiLwH

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lvh\ cssistauee to eua-bio-t he Conuuis-<-'n?( to come to a fair, reas.oosblg. and o r "c\l conclusion, c-ax be b Ji! t u.ru. a rc-.porh aad' pabiishsd, tl c"r-> by givir.?? tuj^elf or auy c.uuciii/i d ch'uiico of referring to any'-itom •To might deem,. mi^leaaii-g.;. 'How, Vi ••Kattpsyor," hero's the oppcrln"i'7 tf a life 'ti'rae.Jf jou arc really ia ' j cat in ycur ■■belisf -ih:if tber'j in T iv^-miiShi-inc'gcmbut" as'd iiKiompotei 03' ia the w.ojktogsof '.'the -(.'wuncil, rr.d have.a retd-cesira to .benf-(i£" . tb« ii'fpiyers by investigation yr. v wili rl/, Liejiilatcto tilcß this matter. la li^ii'J, "ll n;i tho other hand you.-rofass to h> so the onus is.Wuh;-vou. ana tli~

ou'y issfc-rcnoo to be «rm--od at is tltut \ 111 letter is r.othirjg raova : iiof less th'ui sinsp'u blatofcrskiiinf;-, o' hby some personui motive wisfoh tl ou'd never be introduced or fiod a [A\ oia public matters.—l am, fir*.,

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SYDNEY 'JEWEL- ROBBERY:-

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Exciting Inddpnt

Sydney, July 19

A^ a sequel to the.motor car jovvel. ii.bbnry tlvpolice lf;arn(tl that ;the th eves woul.t iit-toropa to dispose of t' c proceeds, and iha former set a t r.ip a6.ce vl ai-n pa\ynbrokeW s-hops! \ is> in Hppearps], but evideutlv ha I c '•> li-isfid the ' di-'veciive an -I iiavl piurit blank, wounding the .-d;n-e-t:t!ve twiuo- :An fxeiting ohaso . followed, II which other detectives joined. FitV-'ii. eliots ware G.xchatisced, but

the buspeot- esc-nppd